Offered by Department of Communications:

Speech Major

Speech Communication Option
Bachelor of Arts

FAH BA 4304

Minimum General Studies = 45

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

Personal Development minimum = 2

BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6

The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern language. Students coming to campus having met the admission requirements taking effect in 1997 will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this requirement for intermediate or advanced courses.

Major Option = 36

Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24

Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 111

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 24

Minimum total hours required for BA in Speech Communication = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

 

Students selecting a major in Speech Communications must earn a minimum 2.5 G.P.A. in the major.

A. Speech Communication Core Requirements (12 hours required)

Take all of the following:

SPCH 202, Communication Concepts in Society - 3 hours
SPCH 370, Small Group Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 456, Rhetorical Theory - 3 hours
SPCH 499, Communication Theory - 3 hours

 

B. Speech Communication Electives (24 hours required)

Take 0-12 hours from:

SPCH 154, Cross-Cultural Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 222, Oral Interpretation of Literature - 3 hours
SPCH 230, Nonverbal Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 231, Introduction to Forensics and Debate - 3 hours
SPCH 237, Intercollegiate Debate and Forensics - 1-4 hours (4 hours maximum)
SPCH 240, Public Speaking for Professions and Business - 3 hours
SPCH 299, Organizational Communication - 3 hours

Take 12-24 hours from:
SPCH 300, Interpersonal and Relational Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 332, Logic Argumentation and Reasoning - 3 hours
SPCH 360, Persuasion and Propaganda - 3 hours
SPCH 380, Rhetorical Criticism - 3 hours
SPCH 401, Seminar: Special Topics - 1-3 hours (6 hours maximum)
SPCH 450, General Semantics (Language and Behavior) - 3 hours
SPCH 451, Leadership Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 452, Theories of Organizational Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 453, Interviewing - 3 hours
SPCH 454, Intercultural Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 455, Communication Training and Consulting - 3 hours
SPCH 457, Contemporary Rhetorical Theory - 3 hours

09 May 2006
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